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Recent Examples of shins
Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
In slalom, racers typically knock down gates with their arms or shins, which are protected by plastic shin guards.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shins
Noun
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Now, those animals can cost as much as $1,500 as buyers hoover up calves to fatten them for slaughter.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Over-the-knee boots go well under midiskirts, keeping your calves protected from sudden gusts of wind.—
Bianca Kratky,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Think short ribs, oxtail, shanks, or even brisket point cut.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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Lucrezia’s Regularly voted the region’s top Italian restaurant, Lucrezia’s serves housemade pasta, classic Italian appetizers, and braised lamb shanks and short ribs in a garden setting.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Nov. 2025
Verb
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His colleague, a newly qualified environmental engineer, clambers up onto the backseat.—
Sabrina Weiss,
The Dial,
23 Sep. 2025
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Joe, glowering, stalks off through the crowd, clambers into his vehicle, and drives off.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Shins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shins. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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